The Island of Lost Maps: a true story of cartographic crime
por Harvey, Miles
- Usado
- first
- Condição
- VG in VG DJ
- Livreiro
-
Sebago, Maine, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
NY: Random. VG in VG DJ. (2000). 1st ed 2nd ptg. A Curious crime spree where scores of centuries old maps from some of the most priminent research libraries in the US & Canada . The perpetrator was the Al Capone of cartography named Gilbert Bland, an enigmatic antiques dealer from south Florida whose cross country slash and dah oeration went virtually undetected until he was caught in 1995. It is also the story of the author who went on a quest to understand America's greatest map thief, a cipher and chamelon, who changed careers and families without ever looking back. Beautiful condition, crime colored DJ with decorative map details. .
Sinopse
Miles Harvey began reporting on Gilbert Bland in 1996 for Outside magazine. He has worked for UPI and In These Times, and he was the book-review columnist for Outside. A graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and the University of Michigan, he has had a lifelong fascination with maps. He can be reached via the Internet at www.milesharvey.com. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Livreiro
- Crabtree's Collection Old Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- BOOKS053110I
- Título
- The Island of Lost Maps: a true story of cartographic crime
- Autor
- Harvey, Miles
- Estado do livro
- Usado - VG in VG DJ
- Edição
- 1st ed 2nd ptg
- Editorial
- Random
- Local de publicação
- NY
- Data de publicação
- (2000)
- Palavras-chave
- A Curious crime spree where scores of centuries old maps from some of, the most priminent research libraries in the US & Canada, Maps, Libraries, Special collections, History, Map thefts
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Crime;
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